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{{Short description|Refers to Shanghainese culture}}
'''''Haipai''''' ({{Zh|c=海派|s=|t=|p=}}, [[Shanghainese]]: ''hepha'', {{IPA-wuu|hē̞pʰä́|pronounced}} ; literally '''"[Shang]hai style"''') refers to the [[avant-garde]] but unique "East Meets West" culture from [[Shanghai]] in the 20th and 21st centuries. It is a part of the [[culture of Shanghai]].
==Etymology==
The term was coined by a group of Beijing writers in 1920 to criticize some Shanghai scholars and the styles of embracing or admiring western capitalism and western culture.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Xu|first1=S.L|title=The Culture of Shanghai. Beijing,|url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en/2006-08/28/content_85051_2.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216011720/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en/2006-08/28/content_85051_2.htm|archivedate=2012-12-16}}</ref> The name ''Haipai'' originally came from painting and drama.<ref>{{cite book|last1=徐|first1=珂|title=清稗类钞|date=1986|publisher=中华书局|location=北京|page=5027}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=俞|first1=剑华|title=中国绘画史（下册）|date=1937|publisher=商务印刷馆|location=上海|page=196}}</ref> According to ''History of Chinese Painting'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=胡|first1=朴安|title=中华全国风俗志（下编）|date=1988|publisher=河北人民出版社|location=石家庄}}</ref> which was published in 1937, "During Emperor Tongzhi's and Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, most Chinese painters lived in Shanghai and made a living by selling paintings. In order to make profits, painters catered to vulgar public taste. Their paintings gradually demonstrated ''Haipai'' style." In addition, performers of Peking opera regarded Beijing as the authority of China and they referred to cities outside Beijing as ''Haipai''. At that time  ''Haipai'' was used by scholars with contempt, as it represented unorthodox and vulgar culture. However, the meaning of ''Haipai'' has gradually changed during the following years and ''Haipai'' culture has become one of the most charming cultural styles in China. ''Haipai'' is "rebellious" while ''Jingpai'' (literally "Beijing style") is "traditional". They represent two opposing kinds of Chinese cultures and still have profound influence.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Xu|first1=S.L|title=The Culture of Shanghai. Beijing,|url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en/2006-08/28/content_85051_2.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216011720/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en/2006-08/28/content_85051_2.htm|archivedate=2012-12-16}}</ref>
[[File: Shanghai 1884.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|1884 map of Shanghai with foreign concessions: the British Concession in blue, the French Concession to the south in faded red and American Concession to the north in faded orange; Chinese part of the city to the south of the French Concession in faded yellow.]]
In modern China, ''Haipai'' culture doesn't cease or lose its attraction. On the contrary, it continues to influence modern Chinese culture. In contemporary terms, ''Haipai'' culture is seen as the symbol of diversity and inclusiveness, a special style which boasts for both [[orientalism]] and [[western culture]]. After 1949, Shanghai has become the cultural and artistic center in the eastern coastal area in China.
== Development ==
=== Emergence: 1920s–1930s ===
''Haipai'' culture, the root of Shanghai city, came from the 1920s and 1930s. Before [[colonization]] (1843), Shanghai culture was mainly influenced and shaped by the ancient kingdoms of Wu and Yue (districts of now Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces). Following the defeat of China in the [[First Opium War]] by the [[British Empire]], several ports were opened to foreign trade including [[Shanghai]]. After the issue of [[Nanjing Treaty]] in 1843, small enclaves were formed and ruled by foreign settlements (see picture). In those districts, Shanghai opened to modern urban facilities, science, and technology, as well as foreign culture. With the combination and conflict of traditional Chinese and Western culture, ''Haipai'' culture appeared during this period.
=== Prosperity：1930s–1950s ===
During this period, ''Haipai'' culture developed rapidly mainly due to the following three historical reasons. First, Shanghai was one of the first five Chinese cities that opened to the outside world. Shanghai was involved in the western capital system after its opening up and became the forerunner of Chinese modernization. The economic prosperity led to the growth of other industries, which include cultural industry.  Second, Shanghai was a city of migrants and it attracted many immigrants domestically and internationally after 1843.<ref>{{cite book|last1=熊|first1=月之|title=略论上海人形成及其认同|date=1997|publisher=学术月刊}}</ref> Population growth infused great vitality into the production and consumption of cultural products. In addition, ''Haipai'' culture was inclusive and open to diversity because of the various cultural backgrounds of its citizens. Third, Shanghai concession was the biggest one in China at that time and it exerted a profound influence in the development of ''Haipai'' culture.<ref>{{cite book|last1=姚|first1=公鹤|title=上海闲话|date=1989|publisher=上海古籍出版社|location=上海}}</ref> The power of Chinese feudal government was weak in Shanghai concession, which actually paved way for the [[New Culture Movement]] and subsequent cultural innovation.
=== Transition: 1950s–1980s ===
After the establishment of [[People's Republic of China]], [[Beijing]] was made the capital of China. Some cultural industries like [[Commercial Press]] moved to Beijing. In addition, many famous writers such as [[Guo Moruo]], [[Mao Dun]], and [[Cao Yu (playwright)|Cao Yu]] left Shanghai and resettled in Beijing.  ''Haipai'' culture faced challenge and decline at this time. In addition, during 1966 and 1976, ten years' [[Cultural Revolution]] prevented cultural development and damaged the entire Chinese culture, which includes ''Haipai'' culture.
=== Renaissance: 1980s–present ===
The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee marked the official end of the Cultural Revolution and gradually resumed regular cultural activities. Drama ''In Silence'' and novel ''The Scar'', which was written by Lu Xinhua, represented the new development of ''Haipai'' culture.<ref>{{cite web|title="海派文化"的形成和特征|url=http://www.chinaacsc.com/attention/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=1411|website=中国建筑文化网|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052659/http://www.chinaacsc.com/attention/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=1411|archivedate=2014-11-29}}</ref> In modern China, many famous Shanghai writers such as [[Han Han]] and [[Guo Jingming]] have become the spiritual flags among the young generation. ''Haipai'' culture has regained its vitality and has become more mature.
[[File:Qipao1.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Two women wearing cheongsam in a 1930s Shanghai advertisement.]]
== Characteristics ==
=== Innovation ===
Due to its special geographic location, Shanghai became the forerunner to embrace novel styles, including new changes in values, behaviors, academy, fashion, and customs. ''Haipai'' culture is "rebellious" against traditional conventions and is "bold" in innovation.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=孙|first1=逊|title="海派文化"：近代中国都市文化的先行者|journal=江西社会科学|date=October 2010|pages=7–13}}</ref>
[[File: Ren Xiong - The Goddess of the Luo River.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|This painting portrays the Goddess of the Luo River (洛神) among lush plants in the watery depths of her domain.]]
During the 19th century, various new cultural undertakings and industries started in Shanghai.  ''Haipai'' culture was seen as the cradle of innovation.  For example, Shanghai witnessed the first modern English newspaper ''North China Herald'', the first museum, the first women's college, the first cinema, etc.
=== Inclusiveness ===
After the opening up, massive numbers of immigrants came to Shanghai and brought their cultures to the city, which integrated Western cultures into the regional Shanghai style. The integration gave rise to the inclusive ''Haipai'' culture.
In fashion, for example, [[Qi Pao]] (also known as [[Cheongsam]]) was the most popular dress for women during the 1920s and 1930s. Influenced by Western aesthetic standards, traditional Chinese qipao was shortened and became more fit (see picture). This "improved Qi Pao" soon led the fashion trend in China. Painting is another example: after 1843, painters combined traditional Chinese painting skills with the Western structural methods and color establishment. Their bold and unrestrained works, which included flower-bird paintings, landscape paintings, and character paintings, gained great popularity among ordinary people.  The representative painters include Ren Xiong, Wu Changshuo, Ren Bonian, and Zhao Zhiqian.
=== Commercialism ===
Shanghai is a typical commercial city in China. Therefore, all cultural industries such as painting, singing, dancing, performing are also organized as commercial activities. One of the famous Chinese writers [[Lu Xun]] once remarked that "''Jingpai'' is bureaucracy and ''Haipai'' is commercialism",<ref>{{cite book|last1=鲁|first1=迅|title=鲁迅全集|date=1957|publisher=人民文学出版社|location=北京|page=352}}</ref> which fully illustrated the commercial character of ''Haipai'' culture. ''Haipai'' culture targeted more at the need of the market and the common people, which brought a great impact on the elite culture. For example, after 1919, some new literary schools such as Love Birds and Butterfly School, New Sensation School emerged in Shanghai. Their works mainly focused on the romance between men and women and celebrated [[hedonism]] and [[materialism]].
== See also ==
*[[Shanghainese people]]
*[[Shanghainese language]]
=== Haipai architecture ===
*[[Shikumen]]
*[[Longtang]]
=== Haipai arts ===
*[[Shanghai School (painting)]]
*[[Shanghai-style papercutting]]
*[[Shanghai opera]]
===Cuisine styles of Shanghai===
*[[Shanghainese cuisine]]
*[[Haipai cuisine]]
===Related cultures===
*[[Wuyue culture]]
*[[Chinese culture]]
==References==
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*Said, E. W., "Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient," London, Pantheon, 1978.
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